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Hydrofruit, Inc.: Ripe for Harvest or Rotten Tomato?
Freeman, R. Edward; Boswell, Timothy; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0320-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case details the various issues, dilemmas, and complexities of immigration as it relates both to business and American society in general. MegaBank manager Judson Dillon is on the verge of finalizing a $65 million equity investment in the world’s largest tomato greenhouse, HydroFruit, Inc., which he believes is an attractive investment opportunity. At the same time, he suspects that the company is an employer of illegal immigrants. Immigrati...Starting at €8.20
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Sam Silver’s Decision
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Meredith BacalCase IVEY-9B11D007-EService and Operations ManagementSam Silver, a law student, was near the end of a second visit to Mason & Klump LLP, a Bay Street law firm in Toronto, Canada. He was meeting Chuck Clayton, director of professional development. Silver was mentally exhausted from the interview process that had consumed much of his past three months, during which he had been seeking a position as a summer student at Bay Street firms. He had narrowed his selection to two leading national firms, Andr...Starting at €8.20
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Paragon Legal: A New Model (A)
Sourl, S; Correll, S; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-OB81A-EInnovation and ChangeThe case is about the San Francisco-based law firm, Paragon Legal, founded by lawyer and entrepreneur Mae O’Malley. Paragon Legal gave high-level attorneys the opportunity to have a flexible schedule and work 10 to 40 hours a week. This was in the context of an industry that typically required very long hours and had inflexible schedules and serious penalties for stepping out of the field for any length of time. Eighty-five percent of Paragon Leg...Starting at €8.20
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Shareholders: Rights and Precautions
Segarra, José Antonio; Carrillo, JordiTechnical Note JN-28-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThis technical note addresses the rules of governance in public limited companies (PLC) and limited liability companies (LLC) and the exercise of corporate powers. The methods of governance incorporated in company bylaws and shareholders' agreements are described from legal and practical standpoints. In particular, the note describes the rights ascribed to minority shareholders and the precautionary measures that must be taken prior to investing ...Starting at €8.20
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Liability of Company Officers, Directors and Equity Owners
Segarra, José Antonio; Sbert, HéctorTechnical Note JN-30-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate GovernanceLiability under the law is an area of essential knowledge for anyone with managerial capacity. Company officers, directors and owners ordinarily face countless situations capable of generating compensatory obligations and fines. The consequences that may result from breaches of the law and the liability arising therefrom can be extremely serious. This note describes the legal concept of liability and its general elements, its different classes, t...Starting at €8.20
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HealthCare.gov (A)
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Ward, BrianCase DARDEN-QA-0836-EDecision AnalysisThis case follows the rollout of HealthCare.gov, the website that allows consumers to compare plans and purchase health insurance online as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The website was plagued with problems from the start, including missed launch dates, faulty functionality, and ballooning costs. But despite the issues, was the project a success?Starting at €8.20
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Innovate LLP: Legal Dilemmas in the Start-up World
Matthew Wong; Adrienne Ng; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B15M107-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA burgeoning mobile application entrepreneur has developed an interesting potential product with her friends. However, when she encounters an investment opportunity, she decides to seek legal advice for the first time in her business life. As a result of her initial meeting with a lawyer, she realizes how unprepared she is and some of the tough questions that she will need to answer.Starting at €8.20
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Religion in the Workplace: A Managerial Outline for Navigating the Law at the Intersection of Business and Religion
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Haitz, EricTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0410-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis technical note provides an overview of religious discrimination law in the United States and provides managers with a meaningful understanding of their rights and obligations when an employee’s religious beliefs or practices conflict with his or her work responsibilities. The analysis will touch on intentional discrimination and harassment (“I’m firing you because you’re Christian/Jewish/Other”), types of religious discrimination that are re...Starting at €8.20
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HealthCare.gov (B)
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Carnahan, Elizabeth; Kim, HyeongjinCase DARDEN-QA-0888-EDecision AnalysisPressure was mounting on the project managers responsible for the development of the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) for HealthCare.gov. Two years had passed since President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare, his landmark health care overhaul, into law on March 23, 2010. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had delegate...Starting at €5.74
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Google v. Oracle: Software Theft or Fair Use?
Chris F. Kemerer; Matthew SooyCase IVEY-W25889-EInformation TechnologiesThis case explores a current but also enduring and widely relevant intersection of challenges facing managers who compete in rapidly evolving technology markets. In the landmark US$9 billion Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. case, Google LLC (Google) leads development of the now-ubiquitous Android mobile operating system, used by billions of people globally. However, many of the laws governing development were unclear, having been written before...Starting at €8.20